Recent posts under tag personality

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Which New Zealander, known as "The White Mouse", was a leading figure in the maquis groups of the French................

posted Jul 20, 2020 by Dilbagh

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Thirty year old Nigerian New Zealander Israel Adesanya won which mixed martial arts world title in 2019?

posted Jul 20, 2020 by Mridul

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In 1978, after escaping from Iran, where was the Ayatollah Khomeini granted political asylum?

posted Jul 19, 2020 by Atif

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In the 25 years from 1962 to 1986, which golfer won a record 18 professional major championships?

posted Jul 19, 2020 by Mohammad

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The re-election campaign of 66 year old Uganda president Yoweri Museveni gained international attention in 2010, why?

posted Jul 17, 2020 by Akriti

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Which German author won the 1999 Nobel Prize in Literature?

posted Jul 17, 2020 by Anamika

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What was Sir Peter Blake internationally known for?

posted Jul 16, 2020 by Varun Kumar

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Who, in 1955 and 1956, was the first British driver to win the Mille Miglia, the British Grand Prix.....................

posted Jul 16, 2020 by Harshita Dhaliwal

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English journalist, playwright and reform advocate, Henry Mayhew, and wood-engraver Ebenezer Landells started...........

posted Jul 15, 2020 by Upma

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Leon Trotsky, who had been Russia's foreign secretary from 1918 under Lenin, was exiled to Siberia in 1927..............

posted Jul 14, 2020 by Nikhil Pandey

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By what name is Iosif Vissarionovich Izhugashvili better known?

posted Jul 13, 2020 by Sidharth Malhotra

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What are the names of the late Michael Jackson's parents?

posted Jul 9, 2020 by Simranjeet Singh

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Where did the followers of the Christian Saint Maron migrate in the 8th century CE from what is now north-western.......

posted Jul 8, 2020 by Rahul Vaidya

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Who was the Iranian-US citizen who was jailed early in 2009 in Evin Prison, Teheran for alleged spying?

posted Jul 6, 2020 by Udita

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American Richard Fosbury was lucky to have what, when he was developing the technique which is named after him?

posted Jul 4, 2020 by Basabdatta Mukherjee

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What was the fate of Mary Queen of Scots in Donizetti's opera "Maria Stuarda"?

posted Jul 3, 2020 by Rajni

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Who won three long distance races including the marathon at the Olympic Games held at Helsinki in 1952?

posted Jul 2, 2020 by Varun Kumar

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Bikram Choudhury is associated with what activity?

posted Jul 1, 2020 by Rahul Chandel

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To which astronomer and cosmologist is what became known as the "big bang theory", the currently leading................

posted Jul 1, 2020 by Upma

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Which Scotsman, a self-made man, merchant and yachtsman who created a tea brand, was a persistent challenger............

posted Jun 29, 2020 by Puneet Batra

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Who knighted Ernest Rutherford, the New Zealand chemist and physicist who became known as the father of nuclear physics?

posted Jun 24, 2020 by Maninder Bath

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Which is a term attributed to Cornish chemist and inventor, Sir Humphry Davy?

posted Jun 17, 2020 by Pardeep Kohli

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Who, in 1916, was the first woman to be elected to the US House of Representatives?

posted Jun 15, 2020 by Tapesh Kulkarni

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David Seaman and David Beckham are connected with which sport?

posted Jun 8, 2020 by Anamika

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Which Russian-born ballet choreographer co-founded the New York City Ballet in 1948?

posted Jun 4, 2020 by Upma

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Which jazz bandleader disappeared in December 1944 while flying over the English Channel?

posted Jun 3, 2020 by Ujjwal Mehra

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Who captained the "Endeavour" and the "Resolution" on 3 voyages to the Pacific in 1768–71, 1772–75 and 1776–79?

posted Jun 2, 2020 by Manish Tiwari

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In 1903 American showman and aviation pioneer Samuel Cowdery (or Cody) did what?

posted Jun 1, 2020 by Parampreet Kaur

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Franz Ferdinand, whose assassination triggered World War I, was a member of which family?

posted May 28, 2020 by Maninder Bath

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What was the occupation of Otto Klemperer?

posted May 26, 2020 by Nimish

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Who is a former British triple jumper who held the Olympic, Commonwealth, European and World records.......

posted May 26, 2020 by Vishal

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Who was the merchant sea-captain who made the first American circumnavigation of the world in 1790?

posted May 26, 2020 by Mohammad

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Belgian landscape and garden designer Jacques Wirtz specialised in sculpture using what medium?

posted May 24, 2020 by Kapil Kapoor

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What is Ruth Rendell, Baroness Rendell of Babergh, CBE, popularly known for?

posted May 24, 2020 by Akriti

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Which Pope was elected in 2005?

posted May 22, 2020 by Ankur Athari

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How did Helen Sharman make history in 1991?

posted May 21, 2020 by Pardeep Kohli

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Why was wrestler Ara Abrahamian of Sweden disqualified by the IOC and stripped of his rejected bronze medal.............

posted May 19, 2020 by Brijesh Talwar

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Who is George Dowd better known as?

posted May 15, 2020 by Maninder Bath

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In what profession did "The It Girl" of the 1920s and 1930s work?

posted May 15, 2020 by Yogeshwar Thakur

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Who was the first player to hit 60 home runs in one season Major League Baseball in 1927, a record broken in 1961?

posted May 15, 2020 by Divya Bharti

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Olympic gold medallists Ian Fergusson and Danyon Loader represented which country?

posted May 14, 2020 by Aman

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How did Lord Darnley, the father of James I of Great Britain, die on 10 February 1567?

posted May 13, 2020 by Udita

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Which dictator's face was printed on labels of soft drink bottles that went on sale in February 2010?

posted May 13, 2020 by Nimish

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Wynton Marsalis is known for playing what type of music?

posted May 9, 2020 by Varuna Magar

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Who, in 1936,was the last British man to win the singles event at Wimbledon until Andy Murray from Scotland won in 2013?

posted May 7, 2020 by Manish Tiwari

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Who became the youngest winner of the TV show "American Idol" when she won season 6?

posted May 7, 2020 by Sidharth Malhotra

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In which city did Popes officially reside from 1309 to 1378?

posted May 6, 2020 by Chahat Sharma

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What was the first name of the painter Manet?

posted May 5, 2020 by Kuldeep Apte

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Who was the first Pope to be elected to office in the 21st century?

posted May 5, 2020 by Aastha Joshi

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Martha Jane Canary-Burke, frontierswoman, prostitute, and professional scout, best known for her claim..................

posted Apr 26, 2020 by Ujjwal Mehra